Re: Disingenuous Bob

> Dylan was more concerned
with the strikers who needed clothes than with the underlying reasons
for the strike. And, really, at a certain point, reasons don't matter.
I think "North Country Blues" is one of Dylan's most under-rated songs
in this respect.


But in North Country Blues, Dylan points his finger at the reason why the people are suffering. The reason for the mine closing is outsourcing to cheap global markets. It's the same problem that's with us today.


They complained in the East,
They are paying too high
They say that your ore ain't worth digging
That it's much cheaper down
In the South American towns
Where the miners work almost for nothing

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